Consummation (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

Consummation is an album by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. It was released in 1970 on Blue Note Records and re-released in 2002. It was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City. The album was nominated for a 1970 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category.[5] All tracks are also included on Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Consummation
Studio album by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Released	1970
Recorded	A&R Studios, New York City, 1970 January, May
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:32
Label	Solid State (Blue Note)
Producer	Sonny Lester
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology
Basle, 1969 (1969) Consummation (1970) Live in Tokyo (1974)
Alternate cover
Solid State SR 3110 (Japan. release)[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic[3]
Jack Bowers (All About Jazz)[4]	favorable
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	(Core Collection)

Reception

Richard Cook and Brian Morton gave Consummation a four-star review in The Penguin Guide to Jazz, and included it in the book's Core Collection.[6] Cook and Morton described the recording as "one of the best big-band records of its day and some kind of proof that the bands weren't completely dead."[6]

Track listing

All compositions and arrangements are by Thad Jones.

LP side A:

1. "Dedication" – 5:13
2. "It Only Happens Every Time" – 3:07
3. "Tiptoe" – 6:42
4. "A Child Is Born" – 4:09
5. "Us" – 3:37

LP side B:

1. "Ahunk Ahunk" – 7:57
2. "Fingers" – 10:38
3. "Consummation" – 5:09

Personnel

• Thad Jones – flugelhorn
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Danny Moore – trumpet
• Al Porcino – trumpet
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Cliff Heather – bass trombone
• Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute
• Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Richie Kamuca – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, 2, 3, 5, B3), clarinet
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone (tracks A4, B1)
• Joe Farrell – baritone saxophone (track B2)
• Roland Hanna – acoustic piano, electric piano
• Richard Davis – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Jimmy Buffington (French horn, tracks A1, B3)
• Earl Chapin (French horn, tracks A1, B3)
• Dick Berg (French horn, tracks A1, B3)
• Julius Watkins (French horn, tracks A1, B3)
• Howard Johnson (tuba, tracks A1, B3)
• David Spinozza (guitar, tracks A5, B1)

References

1. Benny Powell discography
2. Benny Powell discography
3. Scott Yanow review at Allmusic.com
4. Jack Bowers' review at AllAboutJazz.com Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
5. LA Times awards database, link. Accessed 2008 April 28.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

• Blue Note (U.S.) BST 84346
• Solid State (Japan) SR 3110
• Consummation at discogs.com